He was a genuine all-rounder and as a batsman could play either in dominant fashion or at a slower pace if necessary.

He was a fierce driver of a cricket ball but also a delicate cutter.

As a bowler he was usually categorised as fast-medium, but he could sometimes bowl even faster than his contemporary Ray Lindwall.

He moved the ball sharply off the seam and could make it lift quite alarmingly from only fractionally short of a length.

He was the finest all-rounder I came into contact with - he could bat, bowl, field and he could fly an aeroplane

Bill BrownAustralia's oldest Test cricketer

When he toured England with Sir Don Bradman's "Invincibles" side of 1948, the England fans were thrilled by his exploits.

In the first Test, with Lindwall injured and unable to bowl, Miller picked off the best of the England batting.

At Leeds, in the face of England's first innings score of 496, Arthur Morris, Lindsay Hassett and Don Bradman were hustled out for 68. But it was Miller who settled in with Neil Harvey to revive their batting.

Australia would go on to win that Test, and the series 4-0.

By the time Miller had retired after 55 Tests, he had the finest all-round record in cricket history, with statistics that were only beaten in later eras.

The second man, Wilfred Rhodes, was 663 runs and 43 wickets behind him.

Australia's oldest living former Test cricketer, 92-year-old Bill Brown, said: "He was the finest all-rounder I came into contact with - he could bat, bowl, field and he could fly an aeroplane.

"He was a strong hitter of the ball, he had a very good pair of hands - especially in close - and you could always give him the new ball with confidence."

Miller is one of only three Australian cricketers, along with Bradman and Victor Trumper, to be honoured with a portrait in the Lord's Long Room in London.